Welcome to the Summer season Home Season 8, Episode 8 recap! On this week’s episode, titled “Imposter Syndrome,” Kyle and Amanda can’t appear to get on the identical web page, whereas West and Ciara appear to be going robust. Lindsay overshares about her and Carl’s intercourse life, and Kyle and Amanda lastly get some remedy. Most poignant of all, Lindsay goes to strive on wedding ceremony robes together with her girlfriends, fortunately believing, “We’re actually doing it!” Listed here are a few of the highlights from Summer season Home Season 8, Episode 8.
Amanda desires suburban infants
Choosing up proper the place we left off final week, Amanda’s nonetheless speaking about Kyle and her taking a look at homes exterior of the town. “I’m simply enthusiastic about my future and the children and, like, elevating a household,” she says.
“I’m enthusiastic about my sanity,” Kyle mutters at her aspect.
“I get a bit involved about how disconnected I’m going to really feel,” Kyle continues, “trigger, like, New York Metropolis, there’s no extra related metropolis on this planet.”
“As a person,” Lindsay interjects, “you simply f*cking recover from it. When you begin having youngsters, your priorities begin altering.”
“I don’t know what I actually need out of this factor,” Kyle provides. What factor? His marriage?
“Like, you don’t know in case you actually even need youngsters?” Lindsay asks.
“We must be in higher lockstep,” he says. Why are they discussing this on the desk? This needs to be a dialog between him and his spouse.
“We’re not having youngsters but,” Amanda says.
“No, I’m saying, like, for me to really feel content material,” Kyle says, “I wish to really feel such as you and I are in a greater communication place. In any other case, I’m going to really feel very lonely.” Everybody else on the desk appears uncomfortable and like they’d slightly be wherever else than watching Kyle and Amanda have this very private dialog.
“Kyle and I’ve at all times been in settlement,” Amanda interviews, “that we wish to elevate a household within the suburbs. We each grew up with, like, backyards, enjoying with our buddies on the street. It’s one factor that we’ve at all times, at all times agreed on. So for him to be, like, back-pedaling and kind of altering the script on me, I’m simply sort of, like, ‘What the f*ck?’”
Lindsay makes Carl a sandwich
Everybody’s going to play seaside volleyball. Carl and Jesse each performed competitively in highschool, so it’s on.
Paige informs everybody to make their very own sandwich as a result of meals is not going to be supplied. On the seaside, Carl thanks Lindsay for the scrumptious sandwich she made him, and time stops.
“You have to be in love! ” Paige says. “She made you a sandwich!”
After the sport, Kyle and Amanda stroll to the water for a chat.
“Final night time,” Kyle begins, “I felt like we have been struggling to be on the identical web page.”
“You’re on my sh*t listing,” Amanda says. “You have been out until 4:00 am, … I known as you out on it, so that you copped this entire perspective.”
“That’s not how I might sum it up,” Kyle responds. “I’m, like, very fixated on making an attempt to enhance our communication.”
“[That’s] such bullsh*t,” Amanda solutions.
“Your depth degree is, like, at a 9,” he says.
“Trigger I’m pissed off,” Amanda says. “I’m not within the temper to have a candy, variety, loving dialog.”
Kyle and Amanda have some rising as much as do. If they’ll get by means of this, they’ll be stronger ultimately. However that is the place lots of people hand over and get divorced.
“I can’t transfer to the suburbs if I’m having a one-way relationship with you,” Kyle continues.
“You don’t prefer it after I, like, have a stance on one thing,” Amanda says.
“Your stance is bullsh*t,” Kyle fires again. That wasn’t very loving. “Simply trigger I’m going out until 4:00 within the morning as soon as a month shouldn’t be a purpose to hate me … It’s lonely as f*ck being married to you ’trigger you don’t speak to me … What the f*ck is fallacious with you?”
“I’m good,” she says, strolling away.
“Nice speak,” he says.
West and Ciara nonetheless have sparks
Ciara runs as much as her room to discipline a name from West. He’s in Montana attending a marriage.
“Everybody [else] goes out for drinks, and I’m so excited to remain residence,” she says. Lindsay, Amanda, Andrea, and Ciara are staying in.
When he asks if his “presence is missed,” she teases, “We as soon as knew a man named West. He was cool.”
“Distance makes the center develop fonder,” she provides.
“Does it shock you that you’re lacking West?” a producer asks Ciara.
“Sure,” she admits. “I don’t have chemistry with everybody … and after I like somebody, I like them. It makes me a bit bit nervous that it won’t be reciprocated in the identical manner.” These are Austen Kroll scars.
“I’ll save The Bachelorette for us on Tuesday,” West says. That’s boyfriend. My hubby can’t sit by means of greater than 30 seconds of The Bachelorette.
Later, Andrea asks how issues are going with Ciara and West. “It’s going high quality,” she says. “I simply FaceTimed him earlier.”
“Do you’re feeling totally different than ‘Mr. Southern Gentleman?’” he asks. Oh, so now we’re not saying his title, however I’m fairly certain his initials are A.Okay.
“I don’t know who that’s that you just communicate of,” Ciara says, and Andrea laughs.
“I’ve a query, although,” Lindsay interrupts. “When he says one thing, do you are taking him [seriously]? Like, he’s only a flirty f*cking man.” That was imply.
“I believe he acts in a different way with Ciara than with different individuals,” Amanda observes. I believe he does, too.
Ciara doesn’t say something, but when seems might kill …
Paige offers her perspective
In a dialog with Carl, Paige, and Danielle, Kyle out of the blue says, “I’m not gonna lie. I’m having summer season. However I wanna really feel like I’m on the identical web page with Amanda.”
“I do know what it is best to do,” Paige says, tapping him on the arm. “Cease being such a f*cking dick.” That’s not honest. Amanda’s being as a lot of an asshole as Kyle’s been this summer season.
“I’m not a dick,” Kyle says, clearly damage.
In a confessional, he continues, “Look, I do know I’m lots, however, like, I don’t wish to be sitting there scratching my head questioning in case you even like me. Or in case you’re, like, bothered by my presence. That’s typically the way it feels.”
Realizing she struck a nerve, Paige backs up. “I do suppose she begins lots of issues with you, and I’ve mentioned that to her. Like, she’ll throw you some digs, and I’ll be, like, ‘Amanda, that was f*cked up.’”
“To be sincere,” Kyle continues, “it’s not even the digs. I do know that is gonna sound ridiculous, however, like, final weekend, I used to be the final one up, and her cellphone was on the sink. I opened it up, and there wasn’t a single photograph of me.”
“And that damage your emotions,” Paige sympathized.
“Yeah,” Kyle admits.
“She loves you, although, Kyle,” Paige says. “You’ve gotta know that.”
However Kyle’s in tears.
“We don’t should determine it out tonight,” Paige provides. “Let’s desk it, however I see you.”
Lindsay overshares
Again on the home, the 4 left behind are enjoying Fact or Dare. “How would you truthfully fee your intercourse life along with your present associate on a scale of 1 to 10?” Andrea reads for Lindsay.
“A two and a half,” she admits.
“What?! Actually?” all of them react.
“You need to have intercourse,” Lindsay elaborates. “I imply, we had intercourse immediately. It was the primary time in a pair weeks. Nobody got here.” Yikes. Tremendous cringe that she’s even speaking about that.
“Nobody got here?” Amanda asks.
“You didn’t come?” Ciara asks.
“No,” Lindsay repeats.
“He didn’t come?” Amanda asks as Lindsay shakes her head.
“I’ve at all times been affected person with Carl,” Lindsay interviews. “I like this man a lot that I do know he desires to make me completely happy. But when somebody shouldn’t be formidable and [not] matching my drive, that’s a bit little bit of a problem for me. Having to continually mild a hearth for another person shouldn’t be that attractive, and it doesn’t actually get my juices flowing.” Then why are you marrying him, Lindsay?
“He will get so in his head,” Lindsay provides again within the kitchen with the group. “Like, I checked out him earlier than I acquired out of the bathe, and I used to be, like, ‘Look, I believe we have to have extra intercourse so that you just’re not placing a lot stress on [yourself] the instances that we do have intercourse. Like, ‘Oh, my God, I’ve to come back … in any other case, I’m gonna disappoint her.’” That’s loopy. And I can’t consider she’s sharing such private info that needs to be between her and Carl.
“The factor that Carl hates probably the most in life,” Lindsay continues, “is disappointing me.” Nicely, isn’t she particular?
Marriage takes work
Kyle and Amanda are simply hanging out at residence when the doorbell rings. Their Relationship Coach, Taryn, is making a home name.
“You’ve been having some communication points,” Taryn begins.
“[There’s] a lot of room for enchancment,” Kyle says, and Amanda agrees. “We work collectively. I began an organization, and he or she stop her job to assist lead the artistic. Ever since then, at any time when we get into it, I’ll convey up the issues that she’s not doing. I’m at all times wanting extra.”
“Yeah,” Amanda says. “It’s at all times extra, extra, extra. Like, you’re not doing this [or] sufficient of that. It makes me really feel … not ok.” Kyle reaches over and offers her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
“I believe what you’re speaking about … is a extremely huge insecurity for you,” Taryn says. Amanda agrees. “It sounds prefer it doesn’t simply should do with work.”
Taryn addresses Kyle’s insecurity when Amanda speaks “snippy or imply” to him. Kyle admits that it makes him really feel like she doesn’t like him anymore. And any progress will get “erased” if he goes out and has “a bender of an evening.”
Amanda thinks that’s an even bigger dialog since he is aware of she’ll be upset if he stays out until 4:00 within the morning. However he does it anyway.
“There’s no purpose to be out with individuals you simply met until 4:00 o’clock within the morning after which stumble residence wasted,” Amanda says. “After which as a substitute of being apologetic the following morning and regretting hurting me, you simply get, like, offended.”
Taryn advises them to remain within the second and speak concerning the points which are bothering them proper now whereas being conscious of their insecurities and historical past. She says to keep away from pointing fingers, putting blame, and letting defensiveness take over. Sounds strong.
Lindsay wears white — or possibly it’s cream
It’s Thursday in NYC, and Lindsay is making an attempt on bridal robes whereas her bridesmaids drink champagne. Gabby and Danielle are there, together with a number of ladies I don’t acknowledge.
She comes out carrying the costume she’s had her eye on for a number of months, and everyone seems to be breathless. “Eat your coronary heart out, Carl Radke,” somebody says. It’s attractive, however I really feel sort of unhappy trigger I do know she’ll by no means get to put on it. Danielle even wipes away a tear.
The gross sales woman brings out a veil to strive on with the costume and asks, “How do you’re feeling?”
“I really feel like a bride!” Lindsay responds fortunately.
“What do you suppose?” she asks Danielle.
“I’m obsessed,” Danielle says. “I cried … I’m simply so completely happy to be right here.”
“That is actual life,” Lindsay says, amazed. “We’re actually doing it … It’s that fairytale ending I actually gave up on two years in the past.”
“I nearly have, what’s it known as? Imposter syndrome,” Lindsay admits in a confessional. “Like, you’re feeling such as you don’t deserve one thing. I simply by no means thought that I might be so blessed that I might truly fall in love with my finest buddy, however right here we’re.”
“I suppose we’re doin’ it,” she tells Danielle. “Extra champagne, please!”
Summer season Home continues Thursdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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